Friday, May 31, 2024 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2 / PBS App
Beginning with their first collaboration on “Oklahoma!” in 1943, Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II revolutionized Broadway by integrating music and dance with well-crafted storylines to create a cohesive new form of musical theater.
With a string of blockbusters including “Carousel,” “South Pacific,” “The King and I,” “Flower Drum Song” and “The Sound of Music,” the duo garnered 34 Tony Awards along with 15 Academy Awards for their film adaptations.
Directed and choreographed by Christopher Gattelli, "Rodgers & Hammerstein’s 80th Anniversary" features an all-star cast at London’s Theatre Royal Drury Lane, including Michael Ball, Daniel Dae Kim, Maria Friedman, Audra McDonald, Julian Ovenden, Aaron Tveit, Marisha Wallace and Patrick Wilson, with additional surprise appearances by Rita Moreno and Andrew Lloyd Webber.
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Credits: Produced by Rob Bagshaw and Austin Shaw and directed for television by Julia Knowles. For GREAT PERFORMANCES, Bill O’Donnell is series producer and David Horn is executive producer
